Engineering-Related Fields at Purdue University Northwest

If you are interested in studying engineering-related fields, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University Northwest. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363. In 2021, 7 engineering-related fields majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue Northwest.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering-Related Fields section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest Engineering-Related Fields Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering-Related Fields
• Master’s Degree in Engineering-Related Fields

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue Northwest

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue Northwest does offer online courses in engineering-related fields for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Purdue Northwest Engineering-Related Fields Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering-related fields programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue Northwest performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering-related fields major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering-Related Fields. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools	15
	38
Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools	80

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in engineering-related fields from Purdue Northwest. This makes it the #37 most popular school for engineering-related fields master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Engineering-Related Fields Graduates from Purdue Northwest Make?

The median salary of engineering-related fields students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $52,444. This is less than $62,086, which is the national average of all engineering-related fields majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Engineering-Related Fields Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering-related fields majors at Purdue University Northwest.

Purdue Northwest Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 engineering-related fields majors earned their bachelor's degree from Purdue Northwest. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical engineering-related fields bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering-related fields at Purdue Northwest are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering-related fields bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a bachelor's in engineering-related fields.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue Northwest Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering-Related Fields from Purdue Northwest in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a master's in engineering-related fields.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Purdue Northwest also has a doctoral program available in engineering-related fields. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Electromechanical Engineering Technology
• Electronics Engineering Technology
• Construction Engineering Technology
• Mechanical Engineering Technology

Careers That Engineering-Related Fields Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering-related fields can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Industrial Engineers	10,820	$74,430
Industrial Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Industrial Engineering Technicians	2,860	$49,900
Engineers	2,380	$73,340

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.